Have you ever tried working from home? Can it make you happier or will it stress you out? I’ve worked from home for many years and I definitely prefer it to going to the office. Here is why.
Less Wasted Time
You probably know people who spend an hour each way commuting each day.
By the time you factor in a round trip, it could be 2 hours of wasted time each day. Imagine digging into your work for those 2 hours, you could accomplish a lot more and finish up sooner so that you can head outdoors and do something really fun. Working from home has its advantages.
Fitness can be part of your Day
If you’re an early riser like me, you can get started working while still in your pajamas. After you’ve worked a couple of hours, you can break for a couple of hours and enjoy some exercise. For me, it’s cycling, working out with weights, hiking, walking on the beach, or golfing.
Once you’ve finished your exercise, you can wash up and spend several hours really heads-down on your work. You’ll come at it with a renewed state of mind. Working from home will undoubtedly be more productive.
Eliminating Time Draining Meetings
When you work in an office environment, it leads to lots of unnecessary meetings. By working from home, you can close the door, shut down your email, and work with a purpose.
I find that I accomplish lots more when working at home than in the office because I am not constantly interrupted. When I do have virtual meetings, I limit them to 1 hour and I ensure we have clear objectives for the meeting and assignments once we leave.
Scheduling House Hold Appointments
Sometimes you need to be at home for an appointment. Whether it be meeting the cable person, waiting for a package to arrive or something similar, working from home gives you the freedom to schedule those types of appointments.
If I get pulled away from my work during these appointments, I can work later that night if I need to make the time up. It provides a lot of flexibility.
Conclusion
Working at home can be a big improvement over working in an office. You will be more productive, more flexible, and happier. If you’ve worked at home before, please share your story in the comments below.
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you described my life since I started working at home. It’s absolutely fabulous, even though I do put in time on weekends, because the office is right there. Most of the time though it’s because I want to, not because I have to.
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Hi Janet — Thanks for stopping by. I agree, making yourself not work during off hours is the biggest challenge with working from home. All the best!
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Steve – Maybe you are more self-disciplined than I am, but I find it hard to actually get any kind of meaningful work done at home.
I completely agree with all the points you’ve mentioned which is why I sometimes do work from home, but the efficiency of meeting people face to face, the quality of the work environment (multiple monitors and very fast internet) do usually help me get stuff done.
I also like the physical separation between work and home and I usually prefer to stay at work till 8pm than bringing work home. Am I old fashioned?
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You’re not old fashioned, we just probably have different ways of working at home. Everyone’s different 🙂
I have only been allowed to work from home office under unique circumstances like bad weather or needing to be home for a repair person, etc. I found I got more done because there wasn’t the constant interruptions. I also was able to invisibly multi task during meetings (conf calls) during those meetings we all have where our presence is requested but we have little involvement or input towards the meeting’s purpose. The true remote report job has always been allusive to me and one I always coveted.
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